Results map – Penrith and north-western Sydney

Today's post covers two maps: one of Penrith, and another of a cluster of seats in north-western Sydney. There are some interesting swing trends on...

Results map – northern Sydney independent challenges

Today's map covers five contiguous seats in northern Sydney which ended up as contests between the Liberal Party and independents. Only one of those...

Podcast #92: How did we get to the Voice?

Ben is joined by Eddie Synot to discuss the proposal for a Voice to Parliament - where it came from, the history of constitutional...

Results maps – Balmain, Kiama and Wollondilly

Today's blog post brings together three unusual non-classic races in different areas: the Greens seat of Balmain, ex-Liberal Gareth Ward's seat of Kiama, and...

The case against directly-elected mayors

My local council, the City of Parramatta, is currently undergoing a consultation to seek views about whether the council should switch to directly electing...

Results map – East Hills and the St George area

Today's blog post looks at a string of seats in southern Sydney, including East Hills and the three seats of the St George region. The...

Results map – Holsworthy, Miranda and Heathcote

Today I'm focusing on three seats in the Sutherland Shire area, overlapping with surrounding areas. The map shows that one seat stands out from...

Results map – south-eastern NSW

For today I've got two maps, one of Goulburn, and the other of three other seats in the south-eastern corner of the state.  Swing data...

Results map – Leppington and Camden

Today I'm heading to south-western Sydney, with a map showing Leppington, Camden and some surrounding seats. This map shows Leppington and Camden surrounded by Macquarie...

Results map – Parramatta, Epping and Ryde

Over the next two weeks I'll be picking clusters of seats and posting maps showing the swings in those seats at the recent NSW...